Bush v. Gore and the effect of New Source Review on power plant emissions

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 571-591

  Lange, Ian ^a   Linn, Joshua ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Coal power plants; Event window; New source review

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BOILERS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; EARNINGS; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FINANCE; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INVESTMENTS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; LEAD; LEAKAGE (FLUID); NATURAL GASOLINE PLANTS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN OXIDES; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; PUBLIC UTILITIES; STANDARDS; SULFUR; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

(R ,S ,S) POLICY; BUSH ADMINISTRATION; BUSINESS MEDIA; CAPITAL INVESTMENTS; CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA); EMISSION STANDARDS; EMISSIONS (ASPHALT); GAS GENERATION; MILLION TONS; NEW SOURCE REVIEW (NSR); POWER PLANT EMISSIONS; PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS; SPRINGER (CO); STOCK PRICES;

POWER PLANTS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CAPITAL; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMISSION; INVESTMENT; NATURAL GAS; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

EID: 46649107994     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-007-9170-z     Document Type: Article

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